Tag: U.S. Department of State
Germany welcomes US sanctions U-turn on Russia gas pipeline
BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister on Wednesday welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to waive sanctions against entities and individuals involved in a controversial Russian...
US report: Allies of El Salvador’s president deemed corrupt
MIAMI — Allies of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, including his Cabinet chief, have been included in a list of senior officials in Central America...
Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind
KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mon PMs; XMZ501-516; video (blv LON is filing the video); Spotlight
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AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely...
AP statement on Israeli attack on building housing AP office
NEW YORK — An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets...
Blinken heads to Iceland meeting with Russia on his mind
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Europe and North Atlantic islands next week to put the Biden administration’s stamp on...
Analysis: Violence upends Biden’s Israel-Palestinian outlook
WASHINGTON — The surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has flummoxed the Biden administration in its first four months as it attempts to craft a Middle...
Blinken stresses US resolve in call with Russian diplomat
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Russian counterpart on Wednesday that the Biden administration will not waver in responding to aggression...
US hits China and others for repressing religious freedom
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday took aim at China and a number of other countries for repressing religious freedom as it forges...
US allows diplomats, embassy families to leave Nepal
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it is allowing non-essential diplomats and the families of all American staff at the U.S. Embassy in...